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Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The actress best known for her role on the hit 1980s show "Family Ties" discusses the ups and downs of her life and career, including her childhood in Hollywood, her tumultuous personal life, her success as an actress, and her struggles with alcohol.
64) Tim Allen
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A biography of the star of the television show "Home Improvement," discussing his early life, time in prison, career as a comedian, and success in both television and the movies. 96 pages.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"APPARENTLY THERE WERE COMPLAINTS is both a deeply personal story about Gless's complicated family and her struggles with alcoholism and fear of romantic commitment and a juicy, hilarious tell-all about Hollywood and Sharon's encounters with some of the industry's biggest stars. Gless puts it all out on the page in the same way she has lived--never with moderation"--
Author
Publisher
Multnomah Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Pretty, blond child-star Lisa Whelchel was cast as a snobby rich girl on the wildly popular eighties sitcom The Facts of Life, which is still delighting fans worldwide. But who is the real woman behind the actress? And how did she become a voice for faith and family life today? How did Lisa escape the downward spiral that ofter follows a rapid rise to fame? Was she ever really (as she tells it) shy? In an intimate self-portrait, Lisa talks candidly...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A memoir from the actress best known for her role in "The Brady Bunch" describes her poor childhood in rural Indiana, her father's abuse, and her mother's abandonment, as well as her adult issues, including depression and extramarital affairs.
75) Grace notes
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"Sagal takes you through the highs and lows of her life, from the tragic deaths of her parents to her long years in the Los Angeles rock scene, from being diagnosed with cancer at the age of twenty-eight to getting her big break on the fledgling FOX network as the wise-cracking Peggy Bundy on the beloved sitcom Married with Children. Sparse and poetic, Grace Notes is an emotionally riveting tale of struggle and success, both professional and personal:...
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Comedian and performer Andy Kaufman's resume was impressive--a popular role on the beloved sitcom Taxi, a high-profile stand-up career, and a surprisingly successful stint in professional wrestling. Although he was by all accounts a sensitive and thoughtful person, he's ironically best remembered for his various contemptible personas, which were so committed and so convincing that all but his closest family and friends were completely taken in. Why...
77) Unsweetined
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In the vein of Nic Sheff's "Tweak" and Tori Spelling's "sTori Telling," "UnSweetined" reveals the former "Full House" star's harrowing journey from her role as America's sweetheart on a popular television show to her struggle with substance abuse.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
An unabashed Southern redneck from a "likker drinkin', hell-raisin'" family, Jones grew up in the depressed railroad docks outside of Portsmouth, Virginia, and spent most of his days dreaming about where the tracks out of town could take him. That he would go on to become a beloved television icon on The Dukes of Hazzard and a firebrand two-term Congressman is a story that no one could have ever seen coming . . . least of all ol' "Cooter" himself.--From...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Like many, Ali Wentworth spent the pandemic seesawing between highs, lows, and baking an unnecessary amount of chocolate cake. Between binging every tv show in existence to conquering TikTok to becoming a (semi) empty-nester, Ali experienced her share of turmoil (including an early case of Covid), but she also grew a little, learned a lot, and found comfort in some unexpected people and places.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A star known for her strong female roles in Star Trek: Voyager and Orange Is the New Black offers a deeply moving account of the price and rewards of a passionate life --
Mulgrew grew up with poetry and drama in her bones; in her mother, a would-be artist burdened by the endless arrival of new babies, she saw the consequences of a dream deferred. She discusses the daughter she gave up for adoption; the challenging roles she has taken on both on and...
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